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In case you haven’t heard, or if you just woke up from a medically induced coma, Taylor Swift is dating Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce.
Shocking, we know.
But prior to the two stars getting together, Swift was in a short relationship with Matty Healy.
Healy is the frontman of British rock back The 1975, and their relationship, although short, caused a lot of a controversy.
Healy’s sordid background, which includes multiple instances of racism and allusions to relationships with underage girls, did not sit well with Swifties.
In fact, the powerful fan group was apoplectic throughout the relationship.
But that fling ended in June and the All-American pop star has moved on to bigger and better things.
Healy, meanwhile, is still trying to rehab his image. That includes a long, questionably heartfelt apology before thousands of fans at concert at the famed Hollywood Bowl on Monday night.
Matt Healy took a moment at his Hollywood Bowl show to apologize to the people he has hurt with his actions and pledges to "do better" pic.twitter.com/bCRUMcWNHC
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 3, 2023
“I apologize to those people, and I promise to do better moving forward. Give it up for an apology,” Healy began. “But I also think it’s important that I express my intentions so that everyone knows that there is no ill will coming from them. As an artist, I want to create an environment for myself to perform so, not everything that I do literally. Like for example, I’m onstage right now. But I don’t do this in my normal life..going around singing songs. But I’ve kind of performed exaggerated of myself on other stages, being print or on podcasts, and an often misguided attempt at fulfilling the kind of character role of the 21st-century rockstar.
“So, it’s complicated. And this might be cheesy, but sometimes playing pretend is the only way you can truly find out who you are. And you could probably say that men would rather do offensive impressions for attention than go to therapy. But there’s nothing wrong with wanting to better yourself. And sometimes that just requires people that really know what they’re talking about.”
His apology then took on a more sarcastic tone, even plugging online therapy service BetterHelp at one point.
It’s safe to say Swifties won’t be buying The 1975 albums anytime soon.